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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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